Matthew Somma
@Mattsomma12
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Southeast and Mid-Atlantic USA scout @GamblersHockey, writer, and puck knower. The guy formerly behind @CanesProspects. Raleigh, NC
Joined June 2016
new on substack: my March Canes check in is here! Talking about goaltending, prospects that may sign, Carolina's recent play, and answering your questions!
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new on substack: my March Canes check in is here! Talking about goaltending, prospects that may sign, Carolina's recent play, and answering your questions!
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Happy “nhl insiders get way too excited about college free agency” season to all who celebrate
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This was a hell of a pass by Aho, but what exactly is Skinner doing here?
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Gonna do a March check in and Q&A post for substack this week. Send in your questions now and I’ll answer them in my post!
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New on substack: Canes and league wide trade deadline recap! I talk about Carolina's outlook after the trade deadline and give grades and reactions to other deals league wide. It's free to read!
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Jalen Chatfield has had some tough games this year but I’ve loved his game as of late. Tonight was unbelievable.
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Love hearing @TrippTracy highlight Nikishin’s willingness to gap up. I don’t know if he makes that play at the beginning of the year. He’s getting more comfortable each game and you can see it in the way he plays.
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FUS time
Another interesting nugget from today came when @RyanHenkel_ asked Eric Tulsky if the play of Joel Nystrom and Charles Alexis Legault put to bed the thoughts of acquiring another depth defenseman. "There is a comfort level this year with the players we have stepping in, both on
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This person has done more research than the rest of this fan base. God bless you
@Mattsomma12 @Canes2Arizona Logan Stankoven has as many 5 on 5 points as Dylan Cozens, Mason McTavish, and Dylan Larkin. He has more 5 on 5 points than Tomas Hertl and Joel Eriksson Ek. This is not some crisis that requires a wild overpay for a marginal upgrade.
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Tulsky: "The things we were looking at, the prices that were out there we felt would be step back in the near future and going forward."
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I defy you to give me one center traded this deadline that would have helped the Hurricanes and not been an overpay
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